Jacksonville one of the country's best run cities?
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According to this report by WalletHub, Jacksonville is one of the best run cities in the country.
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JAX has a very large acreage for 'Parks' which is probably skewing the results dramatically. Expenditures for recreation is also very low. Lots of acres divided by little money gives the appearance of 'efficiency'. The vast majority of the 'Parks' are actually conservation areas.
The ranking is pretty worthless.
The rise of the internet has contributed a lot of great things to the world. Clickbait "studies" from mediocre websites are not one of them.
Quote from: CityLife on May 07, 2015, 09:22:34 AM
The rise of the internet has contributed a lot of great things to the world. Clickbait "studies" from mediocre websites are not one of them.
I live & die by Wallethub.com's lists.
It's the new Wall Street Journal.
Very misleading title. They sampled 65 cities and we came in 29th. So essentially we are middle of the pack. Saying we are one of the best run cities in America is quite the stretch.
QuoteVery misleading title. They sampled 65 cities and we came in 29th. So essentially we are middle of the pack. Saying we are one of the best run cities in America is quite the stretch.
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Most of the people at 117 West Duval Street, Suite 400 cannot do math either. So #29 out of 65 appears to be a great thing. Kinda like #58 best place to start a business. Kinda like losing $50 million in budget that the City Council finds for you, kinda like not have a balanced budget 4 years in a row......